George Santayana is one of the most notable, and paradoxical, figures in American intellectual life. He is, for example, a philosopher whose work combines naturalism and platonism; whose philosophy is highly literary, while his literary works are...

George Santayana is perhaps best known for the critique of what he termed the "genteel tradition" in American philosophy, along with his dramatic departure from Harvard University and emigration from the United States in 1912. Santayana believed that...

George Santayana occupies a unique position in the history of Western philosophy, American philosophy, and American belles lettres. Born in Madrid to a Spanish father and a Scottish mother, Santayana spans, in his life and intellectual career, the...

George Santayana is widely regarded as one of the great philosophers and men of letters of our time. A prolific author, he is well known for his many books and scores of articles on philosophy, religion, history, literature, and culture, and for his...

George Santayana (1863-1952), Spanish and American philosopher, developed a personal form of critical realism that was skeptical, materialistic, and humanistic. George Santayana was unique among American and European philosophers during his long...